Submitted information WELLSTON – A Wellston, Ohio woman who stole charitable funds from a local booster club was sentenced Wednesday to one year of community control and will repay the more than $9,000 that she took, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Jackson County Prosecutor Randy Dupree announced. Melanie Stanley had originally faced a fourth-degree […]
POSTED: 09/29/23 at 3:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information LIMA — The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Van Wert County the week of October 2. All outlined work is weather permitting. U.S. 33 between the Indiana state line and the Mercer County line will be restricted to one lane for crack sealing operations. U.S. 224 between Dog Creek Road […]
POSTED: 09/29/23 at 3:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information The Van Wert Rotary Club is cordially inviting the public to enjoy an Ohio State University football viewing party, dinner, tailgate games and auction on Saturday, November 11, at the Junior Fair Building at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. The fun will begin at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 […]
POSTED: 09/29/23 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Trick-or-treat in the City of Van Wert will be held from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, October 28. Residents who would like to participate should leave their porch lights on.
POSTED: 09/29/23 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports Division II sectional golf At Moose Landing, Van Wert just missed qualifying for district as a team by finishing fourth by two strokes. Keaton Foster advanced as an individual with a 74. He was followed by Griff McCracken (79), Sam Houg (82) and Zach Stoller (91). Division III sectional golf Golf season […]
POSTED: 09/29/23 at 3:38 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Rogeta L. “Geta” Fruchey, age 64, of Ada, passed away at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at Vancrest of Ada. Geta was born on May 10, 1959, in Van Wert, to Roger and Wilva (Stuckey) Bair, who both preceded her in death. Geta married Joe Fruchey on July 23, 2015, and he preceded her […]
POSTED: 09/28/23 at 10:15 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Wednesday September 27, 2023 3:57 a.m. – Deputies responded to a commercial alarm on Middle Point Road in Ridge Township. 9:56 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Wayne Street in the City of Delphos for a subject in mental distress. 10:32 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location on Westwood Drive in the […]
POSTED: 09/28/23 at 7:48 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The latest school report cards were a considerable topic of discussion during Wednesday’s Van Wert City Schools Board of Education meeting. Superintendent Mark Bagley and Director of Curriculum Chris Covey recapped the Ohio Department of Education’s report cards, which came out earlier this month. As a whole, the school district earned a […]
POSTED: 09/28/23 at 3:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Nine defendants appeared before Van Wert County Common Pleas Court Judge Martin Burchfield on various charges this past week. Sentencings Kavon Edwards, 27, of Columbus, was sentenced to 30 days in jail, two years of community control and 30 more days jail at a later date for theft, a fifth degree felony. […]
POSTED: 09/28/23 at 3:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Fire Department responded to a severed gas line at 707 Fox Road shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday. A small excavator had struck an unmarked gas line in the area they were digging. Firefighters located the gas line shut off valve and turned it off. The contractors said the area to be excavated […]
POSTED: 09/28/23 at 3:37 am. FILED UNDER: News